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Australia
Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting
The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.
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Middle East
US strikes at Isis fighters in Syria after 3 Americans killed
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The Philippines
Is Philippines being unfairly named in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting?
19 Dec 2025 - 5:24PM
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Australia
‘I am angry’: hate spreaders in Australia to lose visas after Bondi shooting
Prime Minister Albanese vowed to fight the ‘evil scourge’ of division and outlined measures to punish preachers stoking violence.
18 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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The Philippines
Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism label linked to Bondi attack
National Security Adviser Ano denied the alleged gunmen who killed 15 people in Sydney received military training in Davao.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:15AM
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Australia
Millions raised for ‘hero of Australia’ who stopped gunman at Bondi Beach
Over 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian Muslim hero who saved Jewish lives.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:38PM
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India
Indian police reveal Bondi Beach shooting suspect’s background
Police said the Indian family of Sajid Akram, who got a degree in commerce in Hyderabad, was unaware of his ‘radical mindset’.
17 Dec 2025 - 12:08PM
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Australia
‘He was a nice person’: alleged Bondi gunman’s path to violence stuns Australia
Police investigate how Naveed Akram went from a teenager interested in Islam to one of Australia’s worst alleged killers.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:09PM
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Australia
Isis-inspired Bondi gunmen visited Philippines before shooting: police
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:30PM
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Middle East
Trump vows retaliation after 2 US troops and a civilian killed in Syria ambush
This is the first attack on American service members to inflict casualties since the fall of Assad a year ago.
14 Dec 2025 - 3:41AM
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Central Asia
Afghan boy, 13, executes family’s killer in echoes of worst days of Taliban rule
The public execution, the 11th carried out since the Taliban seized power in 2021, has drawn global condemnation.
3 Dec 2025 - 1:51PM
Middle East
‘No calm in Beirut’ as more Israeli strikes expected after Hezbollah ultimatum
Israel’s ultimatum to Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah by New Year’s Eve is more about political pressure than an invasion plan, analysts say.
2 Dec 2025 - 5:20PM
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Pakistan
Pakistan rejects UN warning over legal immunity for military chief
A constitutional amendment approved by parliament earlier this month shields Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other top officials from prosecution for life.
30 Nov 2025 - 8:51PM
Israel-Gaza war
Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinian officers to police post-war Gaza
Palestinian movements have agreed to a force of around 10,000 officers but Israel opposes Hamas or Palestinian Authority involvement in Gaza.
30 Nov 2025 - 11:52AM
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Pakistan
Can mediators prevent war between Afghanistan, Pakistan as tensions spike?
Prolonged proxy warfare could create space for terrorist groups such as Isis-K to regenerate and plot overseas attacks, analysts warn.
27 Nov 2025 - 5:36PM
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Pakistan
3 Pakistani security officers killed in suicide bombing near Afghan border
One attacker detonated his explosives at the main gate of the paramilitary headquarters while a second was shot and killed in its compound.
24 Nov 2025 - 4:48PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Hezbollah military chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel’s prime minister said Hezbollah’s Haytham Tabtabai was leading efforts to rebuild the militant group’s strength.
24 Nov 2025 - 2:03PM
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Indonesia
Isis-linked group used video games to radicalise Indonesian children: police
Over 110 children have been targeted by terrorist recruiters this year alone, a ‘massive’ spike from 17 between 2011 and 2017, police say.
19 Nov 2025 - 4:35PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Netanyahu faces backlash for leading Israel’s October 7 probe
Critics claim the probe lacks independence, and that Netanyahu is evading responsibility by overseeing the probe himself.
18 Nov 2025 - 3:04AM
Syria
Syria detains security forces over sectarian violence that killed hundreds
The arrests follow a July rampage in Sweida where government fighters effectively sided with Bedouin clans against the Druze.
17 Nov 2025 - 1:35PM
Pakistan
Islamabad court blast kills 12 as Pakistan Taliban faction claims attack
Threat of more attacks follows, as Pakistan struggles with a resurgent Taliban.
11 Nov 2025 - 9:30PM
Syria
Syria joins alliance against Isis after Trump hosts ex-jihadist president
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s White House visit caps a remarkable turnaround for a former jihadist who once had a US$10 million bounty on his head.
11 Nov 2025 - 4:01PM
Africa
Malian woman who posted on TikTok is abducted and publicly executed
Mariam Cisse, who had 90,000 followers, was kidnapped and shot after her abductors accused her of collaborating with the army.
10 Nov 2025 - 10:23AM
Israel-Gaza war
Israel confirms receiving remains of soldier killed in 2014 Gaza war
The return of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin’s remains closes an 11-year chapter that has haunted both his family and the nation.
10 Nov 2025 - 12:50PM
Middle East
Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist
Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted Assad, has been working to present a moderate image, in a break from his group’s violent past.
9 Nov 2025 - 7:51AM
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Middle East
Civilians or terrorists? Israeli drone strike kills 2 Lebanese brothers
The latest attacks came as the EU voiced concern over Israel’s continued strikes despite its year-old ceasefire with Lebanon.
8 Nov 2025 - 9:53PM
Israel-Gaza war
Palestinian death toll passes 69,000 as Israel-Gaza truce allows body recovery
As part of the US-brokered deal, Israel has released the remains of 15 Palestinians for each Israeli hostage returned.
8 Nov 2025 - 9:48PM
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Central Asia
Taliban says Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire will hold, despite failed talks
Afghanistan blamed ‘irresponsible and uncooperative’ Pakistan for the failure while Islamabad said Kabul was not clamping down on terrorism.
8 Nov 2025 - 5:23PM
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